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TCP/IP over Bongo Drums
Michael500 writes "In an attempt to show that primitive communications can still function in modern networks, a friend of mine took up a challenge from his professor to replace the lowest layer of the OSI networking model with a set of bongo drums!"
It's called a drum circle.
it's already slashdotted.
All I could get I'm afraid...
At Algoma University the mature students in the fast track accelerated second degree program are not quick to accept theory without proof. As a result, Professor George Townsend offered extra credit to anyone in his forth year Computer Networks course who could take up the challenge of implementing internet based protocols over a new form of medium - Bongo Drums.
Eight weeks later, the first public demonstration was given to the class by using a simple ping packet. With a blinding 2bps speed, the class sat patiently as the packet was received in roughly 140 seconds.
Whats the point you may ask? We aren't trying to set any speed records here (actually, we have been developing some ideas for "highspeed" bongos), but rather we're showing that the lower layers of the OSI model can be replaced with any form of media without affecting the layers above it.
Look at those bongos fly! - classmate
Due to a busy semester and a Microcoded M6800 Emulator project, work on the final phase of the project has slowed. The design plans for the actual bongo hook up have been completed, and now only a few more hours are required for total completion. The demonstrations that have been conducted have used synthesized bongo beats played through desktop speakers. Due to summer work, time has ran out and the final implementation will have to wait until september.
I have over 70 freaks, do you?
One improvised drum solo and you take down the whole LAN...
is a Token Ringo....
Bill Stewart
New Fast-Compression-only CPR http://preview.tinyurl.com/dy575ks
Can you imagine drumming your way through a slashdotting?
Banaaaana!
First thing that came into my mind: Richard Feynman
With two drums one could do binary transmission quite easily. When adding time-based stuff even more complex patterns could be achieved.
From the article: Whats the point you may ask? We aren't trying to set any speed records here (actually, we have been developing some ideas for "highspeed" bongos), but rather we're showing that the lower layers of the OSI model can be replaced with any form of media without affecting the layers above it.
Now I wonder... when will someone actually do TCP/IP over smoke signals?
Apart from obvious decoding and wind issues, it should work just as well!
.: Max Romantschuk
One suspects that the bong played a bigger role in this project than the drums did.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
This will go great with my "file sharing over trumpets" project. Together they could be called "Samba"
[ducks]
std::disclaimer<std::legalese> sig=new std::disclaimer; sig->dump(); delete sig;
...does that make Neil Peart a webserver?
Ceci n'est pas une sig.
I actually implemented TCP/IP using a morse code connection many years ago. The morse code was generated, transmitted, captured and decyphered automatically -- and it ran quite swifty (swiftly here being a *very* relative term). You could actually listen into the transmision with a loudspeaker -- it souded quite suprisingly different from a analog modem "squeal" just prior to connection. Must see if I can did out the design and implementation notes and sling them online. (Also considered TCP/IP over wet string using tin-cans as the Tx and Rx devices. Came up with some quite entertaining math -- but it never got past the "let's have another beer" stage.....)
Rich people are eccentric. Poor people are strange. Me, I'd be happy with odd.
% ping 192.168.0.2
ICMP Destination Unreachable: Host taking a rest.
I graduated in the spring with Dan. I was in that class and the demonstration was pretty nifty( if somewhat lost on some of the less enthusiastic students). Dan is a smart kid and professor Townsend was one of the cooler more accesible profs in computer science. I talked with dan over a year ago about submitting this to Slashdot, so it's very cool to see. :) It is somehow gratifying to see your former school get Slashdotted.
Kudos to Dan, and i imagine Tack was very unpleased with the sudden increase in traffic